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it's law that just makes sense. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" showdown in ohio. both candidates campaigning there today this hour, as new polls show mitt romney trailing the president by as much as 10 points in the all-important buckeye state. >>> today romney got some help from the golden bear. >> very proud to be sharing this stage with my friend, mitt romney. i'm so very proud to say, god bless you, god bless america, and god bless the next president of the united states, mitt romney. >> boycott at the u.n. the u.s. is a no show to protest against iran's president speaking on yom kippur. ahmadinejad delivers his usual diatribe against israel and the united states. >> no suspension for belichick but that won't end the furor over the replacement refs. a deal in sight? does this mean to he would tackle the deficit? >>> ann romney dishes to jay leno about mitt. >> would you say he is frugal or cheap? >> cheap. >> cheap. really cheap. okay. >> do you want to know what he does when he leave the house? he turns off the hot water heater. >> do you know what he does wh
it's law that just makes sense. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" showdown in ohio. both candidates campaigning there today this hour, as new polls show mitt romney trailing the president by as much as 10 points in the all-important buckeye state. >>> today romney got some help from the golden bear. >> very proud to be sharing this stage with my friend, mitt romney. i'm so very proud to say, god bless you, god bless america, and god bless the next...
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it's law that just makes sense. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" showdown in ohio. both candidates campaigning there today this hour, as new polls show mitt romney trailing the president by as much as 10 points in the all-important buckeye state. >>> to ryotome tolbe >> very proud to be sharing this stage with my friend, mitt romney. i'm so very proud to say,od bless you, godless america, and god bless t nex pde mney. estt
it's law that just makes sense. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" showdown in ohio. both candidates campaigning there today this hour, as new polls show mitt romney trailing the president by as much as 10 points in the all-important buckeye state. >>> to ryotome tolbe >> very proud to be sharing this stage with my friend, mitt romney. i'm so very proud to say,od bless you, godless america, and god bless t nex pde mney. estt
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here you have to disassemble something that's in the law. secondly, the president did a terrible job of selling the health care act at the beginning. if the speech he gave yesterday, he gave at the outset when he introduced it, bingo. it would have been tremendously different. i think the president can and will continue to point out the good things that are in this act because we're not going to be able to run away from it. they will make it a campaign issue. i have always said we make a mistake, we democrats, when we don't stand and defend. it's going to be an albatross around our neck. let's stand and defend it. >> mark, you know, as someone who has never lost your swagger, i don't know if this is a hard question for you to answer, i talk about the president getting his swagger back. we have done a lot of analysis about the president's address yesterday. he mentioned and really personalized the affordable care act. this is what was said on npr yesterday. take a listen. >> i never expected the president to actually read my letter but i want
here you have to disassemble something that's in the law. secondly, the president did a terrible job of selling the health care act at the beginning. if the speech he gave yesterday, he gave at the outset when he introduced it, bingo. it would have been tremendously different. i think the president can and will continue to point out the good things that are in this act because we're not going to be able to run away from it. they will make it a campaign issue. i have always said we make a...
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>> yeah, don't go to law school just because you don't know what you want to do with your life. i took the lsat which is the most painful part, filled out the applications and didn't do it because i didn't want to do it. and every day when i hear my law school friends complaining about how i have the job of their dreams and they're in a allow firm, i am reminded unless you want to be a lawyer, you don't need to go to law school. >> frank bruni. >> based on what we just watched my advice would be if you're going to follow politics closely, have a very robust sense of humor. >> i have a very good sense of humor if you're going to be on this show or watching the show i would say. thank you again to our panel, frank, alicia, receive and ben. that is all for now. this memorial day weekend. i will see you back here not on monday but on tuesday at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific/10:00 a.m. mountain when i'm joined by glenn thrush. the "chicago sun-times" lynn sweet, the boston globe's scott helman and steve core knackster kornacki. he's coming back. but until then, you can find us at f
>> yeah, don't go to law school just because you don't know what you want to do with your life. i took the lsat which is the most painful part, filled out the applications and didn't do it because i didn't want to do it. and every day when i hear my law school friends complaining about how i have the job of their dreams and they're in a allow firm, i am reminded unless you want to be a lawyer, you don't need to go to law school. >> frank bruni. >> based on what we just watched...
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. >> david, knowing mitt had gone to law school at harvard, asked mitt if he would help him write a will. the next time mitt went to the hospital, he was equipped with his yellow legal pad and pen. how many men do you know would take the time out of their busy lives to visit a terminally ill 14-year-old and help him settle his affairs? >> i found this stuff to be actually incredibly moving and in a normal election season with a different candidate, you might have ads, you might have speeches built around this stuff, but because it's all related to the church and romney doesn't want to talk about the church, we don't ever really ever hear these stories. >> right. and the vast overall majority of americans did not see any of that because it wasn't in the one hour that the network coverage was. what they got to see was clint eastwood talking to an empty chair -- >> which we will discuss a lot more. >> i should also say the guy is a human being and you know, almost anyone who is not a total sociopath, if you put millions of dollars into finding people that they have, you know, engaged in act
. >> david, knowing mitt had gone to law school at harvard, asked mitt if he would help him write a will. the next time mitt went to the hospital, he was equipped with his yellow legal pad and pen. how many men do you know would take the time out of their busy lives to visit a terminally ill 14-year-old and help him settle his affairs? >> i found this stuff to be actually incredibly moving and in a normal election season with a different candidate, you might have ads, you might have...
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high court in the midst of the final day of arguments on the president's health care law. can the mandate survive? and here on the streets of havana, if you think the yankees vers
high court in the midst of the final day of arguments on the president's health care law. can the mandate survive? and here on the streets of havana, if you think the yankees vers
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she left and went on to teach at the oral roberts law school and invited him out to speak. she drove him to the airport. she visited him in washington. but my conclusion was that whatever happened, it was not a disqualifier. >> senator specter, you do medication though throughout the book and especially in and neck dote with michele bachmann that my tough questioning of an mit ta hill continued to shade my perceptions by women. i decided to make an exception here after you told michele bachmann to act like a lady. i decided to take an exception. bachmann was cordial, peaches and cream, nothing like the on air fire brand i had faced. it does seem anita hill is mentioned throughout the book and when you are dealing with other women. >> it is true. i was on a radio talk show done giordani and i was sandbagged, sitting there being interviewed and michele bachmann saddles up to me, pressing me on my side. and starts to interrupt. and it happened repeatedly. and i said act like a lady. and i didn't quite understand what was wrong with that. still don't. but it was viewed as being
she left and went on to teach at the oral roberts law school and invited him out to speak. she drove him to the airport. she visited him in washington. but my conclusion was that whatever happened, it was not a disqualifier. >> senator specter, you do medication though throughout the book and especially in and neck dote with michele bachmann that my tough questioning of an mit ta hill continued to shade my perceptions by women. i decided to make an exception here after you told michele...
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and even pushed a law that could have denied insurance coverage for birth control. we're still fighting to protect a woman's right to choose nearly 40 years after roe versus wade. we could be just one supreme court justice away from losing it. how can this be happening in 2012? >> and the newly approved republican party platform would seem to point squarely in the direction of a battle against reproductive freedoms. the gop's platform opposes abortion in all cases, including rape and incest, stating quote, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. we support a human life amendment to the constitution. the platform also gives a nod to informed consent, laws that require mandatory ultrasounds and waiting periods for women seeking an abortion. we also salute the many states that have passed laws for informed consent, mandatory waiting periods prior to an abortion and health protective clinic regulation. currently eight statesman date that a woman must undergo an ultrasound
and even pushed a law that could have denied insurance coverage for birth control. we're still fighting to protect a woman's right to choose nearly 40 years after roe versus wade. we could be just one supreme court justice away from losing it. how can this be happening in 2012? >> and the newly approved republican party platform would seem to point squarely in the direction of a battle against reproductive freedoms. the gop's platform opposes abortion in all cases, including rape and...
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and i have seen this city really, and the state, be lifted up by this law over the past 12 months. so i would say to people in other parts of the country who think the sky is going to fall in if you bring equal rights to lgbt people, it is quite the opposite. >> i ask you that because we of course know just a few months ago, north carolina banned same sex marriages and it almost seems like not one step forward, two steps back by any means, but one step forward, perhaps one step back. the country, you know, we talk about these divided states, in some corners of the country, there seems to be a lot of unity, a lot of acknowledgment that this is not -- this isn't a gay rights issue. this is a civil rights issue. but in other parts of the country, there seems to be a much different, more different attitude as far as gay unions and gay rights and gay marriage. i guess i wonder as a gay american, how does that make you feel seeing the discrepancy between the attitudes here in new york city and elsewhere in the country? >> it makes -- look, i'm very proud of my state. very proud of my may
and i have seen this city really, and the state, be lifted up by this law over the past 12 months. so i would say to people in other parts of the country who think the sky is going to fall in if you bring equal rights to lgbt people, it is quite the opposite. >> i ask you that because we of course know just a few months ago, north carolina banned same sex marriages and it almost seems like not one step forward, two steps back by any means, but one step forward, perhaps one step back. the...
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unfortunately, right now, too many members of congress are blocking the farm bill from becoming law. i am told that governor romney's new running mate, paul ryan, might be around iowa the next few days. he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communities. we've got to put politics aside when it comes to doing the right thing for rural america and for iowa. now, it's always a problem waiting for congress, so in the meantime, i've made sure my administration led by tom vilsack is doing everything we can to provide relief to those who need it, so last week, we announced $30 million to help ranchers and farmers get more water to livestock and rehabilitate land affected by drought. today we're announcing the federal government will help livestock producers by purchasing over $150 million worth of meat and fish right now while prices are low, we'll freeze it for later, but we've got a lot of freezers, and that way, that will help ranchers who are going through tough tim
unfortunately, right now, too many members of congress are blocking the farm bill from becoming law. i am told that governor romney's new running mate, paul ryan, might be around iowa the next few days. he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communities. we've got to put politics aside when it comes to doing the right thing for rural america and for iowa. now, it's always a...
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that's why they're using their moms, mother-in-laws, dads and everybody else as human shields. >> i'm just so frankly so moved that so many small government conservatives who are out there willing to protect big government health care. and having their mothers there to help make it more meaningful, it makes it more honest. >> that's a very appropriately sarcastic take-down of that strategy. karen, what's interesting, in terms of winning this thing, 70% of seniors, 70% of seniors voted in the last presidential election compared to just under 60% of the overall population, and if you look at who thinks the issue of medicare and entitlement programs are extremely important, younger old people, those 55 to 64, the economy's 54%, medicare is 51%. this is a big issue for them. >> because again, that's their personal economy. they know they are dependent as my mother explained to me when all this first came up, if she falls short it's on me to help make up the difference. let's remember, we're back in boca, the scene of the 47% crime. who are some of the 47%? people on medicare. so you know,
that's why they're using their moms, mother-in-laws, dads and everybody else as human shields. >> i'm just so frankly so moved that so many small government conservatives who are out there willing to protect big government health care. and having their mothers there to help make it more meaningful, it makes it more honest. >> that's a very appropriately sarcastic take-down of that strategy. karen, what's interesting, in terms of winning this thing, 70% of seniors, 70% of seniors...
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going on in states like arizona where arizona lawmaker terry proud said personally, i'd like to make a law that mandates a woman watch an abortion being performed prior to having a season. idaho chuck winder said on monday rain and incest was used as a reason to oppose this. i would hope when a woman goes into a physician with a rain issue, that physician will indeed ask her about perhaps her marriage. was this pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage or was it truly caused by rain. is the list goes on. what do you think accounts for what seems to be increasing attacks on not just women, reproductive healthet al. >> to a certain extent it's not increasing. this has been going on for the last 40 years practically. it's been chipping away. i think what has happened is two things. number one, i want to thank senator blount and rush limbaugh for splitting the world open and making it very clear that what this is about is not just abortion, it's about contraception too and what that's really about is about women's ability to have an equal place in this world. it's really laid bare the
going on in states like arizona where arizona lawmaker terry proud said personally, i'd like to make a law that mandates a woman watch an abortion being performed prior to having a season. idaho chuck winder said on monday rain and incest was used as a reason to oppose this. i would hope when a woman goes into a physician with a rain issue, that physician will indeed ask her about perhaps her marriage. was this pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage or was it truly caused by rain....
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that was in violation of labor law. one of the problems is labor law doesn't get enforced. one interesting idea floated by richard col inberg at the century foundation is that since people don't seem to respond to the notion of workers right, why not make the right to unionize a civil right. that would give it a lot more tooth. teeth. you'd be able to have workers blocked from organizing able to take their employers to court and sue them. >> i want to touch on you know the income gap specifically because do you write about it in the book. and we talked earlier in this week about a book by a former boyne colleague of mitt romney's, edward connard who has a new book out that argues that income inequality is great for society and evidence that society is working and that the wealth accumulated by the top 1% is not just trickle down economics but that wealth is for every $1 the public gets $20 in value. >> it's funny to me when i think back during the reagan administration, david stockman got caught saying to "the atlantic monthly that supplyside economics was trickle down econ
that was in violation of labor law. one of the problems is labor law doesn't get enforced. one interesting idea floated by richard col inberg at the century foundation is that since people don't seem to respond to the notion of workers right, why not make the right to unionize a civil right. that would give it a lot more tooth. teeth. you'd be able to have workers blocked from organizing able to take their employers to court and sue them. >> i want to touch on you know the income gap...
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you have a long career in law enforcement, and, yet, the n.r.a. gave you an f. were you surprised at the amount of vitreal directed at you by the nra? >> i spent 29 years in law enforcement carrying a gun every day in that profession, grew up around guns. my dad was an avid hunter. i still have a consealed weapon and still continue to care a gun. i am a strong supporter of the second amendment, but it wasn't enough for the nra, and so i have to ask the question too why would they not support a person with those credentials? i think there's obviously something else at work there, and i think that their silence speaks volumes actually. >> val, when we talk about the power of the nra, mayor bloomberg said their power in the political sphere is a myth, and yet, you have the support of mayor bloomberg, but i didn't win your race. i guess following that loss how optimistic are you that other democrats or republicans can stand up to the nra and actually win re-election or election? >> let me say this, alex, what we need to do is stand up for what's right. this is not a
you have a long career in law enforcement, and, yet, the n.r.a. gave you an f. were you surprised at the amount of vitreal directed at you by the nra? >> i spent 29 years in law enforcement carrying a gun every day in that profession, grew up around guns. my dad was an avid hunter. i still have a consealed weapon and still continue to care a gun. i am a strong supporter of the second amendment, but it wasn't enough for the nra, and so i have to ask the question too why would they not...
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bide seven expected to meet with cabinet members and law enforcement officials. the veep has long been a supporter of gun control, a decision made abundantly clear after being questioned by a debater in 2008. >> tell me your position on gun control as myself and other americans really want to know if our babies are safe. this is my baby. purchased under the 1994 gun ban. >> if that's his baby, he needs help. >> biden also has the ability to reach out to gun rights supporters as well as a law enforcement community, and that skill could help win over crucial support from republicans. >> he was not chosen casually or by accident. he has such a long history with these issues, including working with law enforcement. that is the piece of this that really hasn't been in the foreso far. if law enforcement groups are marshalled by joe biden as they were as when he was in the judiciary committee, that could make a huge difference in pressuring not all republicans, but some republicans to work on a common agenda with the president. >> glen, when i hear all of this, i'm remi
bide seven expected to meet with cabinet members and law enforcement officials. the veep has long been a supporter of gun control, a decision made abundantly clear after being questioned by a debater in 2008. >> tell me your position on gun control as myself and other americans really want to know if our babies are safe. this is my baby. purchased under the 1994 gun ban. >> if that's his baby, he needs help. >> biden also has the ability to reach out to gun rights supporters...
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if they do get a deal at 450,000 or 500,000 or whatever that number is, barack obama will sign into law at some point a tax cut for millions of american people. they will no longer be the bush tax cuts. they will be the obama tax cuts from millions of medal class families all across this country. guess what, that's not a bad thing. >> the question is going to be what does he get for it, right? if he goes and increases the threshold to 4r50,000, what is the president getting? obviously, unemployment insurance is important, but what else has the president gotten in this negotiation? >> he hasn't gotten a lot. that's kind of the problem that i think a lot of liberals are saying. you saw jonathan's article. a lot of liberals are saying he is caving on taxes, getting very little in return, and the debt ceiling fight is three months away, and we're already seeing republicans openly saying, oh, yeah, we're going to fight over that too, and we're going to get what we want there. >> right. >> i think it's frankly pretty ridiculous to say he is not getting anything because is he getting a lot. he
if they do get a deal at 450,000 or 500,000 or whatever that number is, barack obama will sign into law at some point a tax cut for millions of american people. they will no longer be the bush tax cuts. they will be the obama tax cuts from millions of medal class families all across this country. guess what, that's not a bad thing. >> the question is going to be what does he get for it, right? if he goes and increases the threshold to 4r50,000, what is the president getting? obviously,...
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that is the current law. what's going on in texas relates more to the history of racism and segregation in voting and basically gives the attorney general the option to dip in if he thinks there's actually discrimination going on. how is that different and does the politics of that actually make it a little dicier? >> i think that yeah, exactly. what's happening in texas is they are going to wait and see and allow it to sort of happen and the idea has been that it's not a poll tax, as the attorney general pointedly put last week, as long as the i.d. is free. if in the implementation of it, they are disproportionately challenging hispanic voters, then you do get into an issue of historic discrimination where essentially the republican party sees the demographic cliff they're about to fall off of, they haven't been successful at attracting hispanic and african-american voters so let's reduce the number of players on the other side of the field. that's the way democrats see these laws. >> i want to pick up on th
that is the current law. what's going on in texas relates more to the history of racism and segregation in voting and basically gives the attorney general the option to dip in if he thinks there's actually discrimination going on. how is that different and does the politics of that actually make it a little dicier? >> i think that yeah, exactly. what's happening in texas is they are going to wait and see and allow it to sort of happen and the idea has been that it's not a poll tax, as the...
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at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. launch your dreams. what do you get when you combine the home depot with this weekend? the cure for cabin fever. because with get-it-done savings on everything we need... we can turn this weekend into a fresh floor... or an updated bathroom... or a brand-new look. so let's hit those orange aisles, and make today the day, we make a big difference, no matter how big our budget. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot maximize your budget with great buys, like mosaic tile, just $4.98 per square foot. >>. >>> dissatisfaction is leading to talk about a brokered convention. i'll bring your attention to a poll, the gallup daily tracking poll from sunday shows santorum with 36% national and romney with 28% nationally and gingrich at 13% and ron paul at 11% let's talk about michigan and save time for arizona and the troubles that romney is having. what does romney have to do? >> anything above 28%. i don't understand why someone as successful as he is, good looking as he is, he has the most pe
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law makers could allow the u.s. to take the plunge but will the president let them? >> here's what's really scaring me, folks. republicans might let him do it. even though every republican in congress has signed the no taxes pledge, created by the president of americans for tax reform, grover norquist. the two most terrifying words a republican can hear, other than buenos dias. >> we will ask senator patty murray why she thinks going over the edge is a good idea when she joins us live next on now. >> time for the your business entrepreneur of the week. christine wants you to shop mall. the owner of a south carolina toy store believes in cooperation instead of competition and has a section dedicated to locally made products to make sure that her customers dollars stay local. for more watch your business sunday morning at 7:30 on msnbc. anncr: some politicians seem to think medicare and... social security are just numbers in a budget. well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs
law makers could allow the u.s. to take the plunge but will the president let them? >> here's what's really scaring me, folks. republicans might let him do it. even though every republican in congress has signed the no taxes pledge, created by the president of americans for tax reform, grover norquist. the two most terrifying words a republican can hear, other than buenos dias. >> we will ask senator patty murray why she thinks going over the edge is a good idea when she joins us...
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it was not expected to become law. the speaker thought, however, that demonstrating a united vote on taxes would give him more leverage in these ongoing negotiations with the president. that's not how it went down. even this narrow tax package was too much for many republicans to swallow. one house member said that raising taxes on millionaires under plan b would have benoit the most difficult vote of their career." congressman tim hulcamp who bucked the speaker said it was a victory for conservative principles. >> i disagree with john boehner actually caving on taxes. he did that without, i think, the support of the conference, as we found out. as you mentioned earlier, leadership is actually about listening. >> and last night boehner loyalists didn't even try to put on a happy face. >> disappointed. it's unbelievable. this is horrible. i mean, i'm angry. i'm sad for my friend, the speaker, and i'm sad for the country. >> he has worked his heart out to try to get the best deal he can, and to have this happen is very s
it was not expected to become law. the speaker thought, however, that demonstrating a united vote on taxes would give him more leverage in these ongoing negotiations with the president. that's not how it went down. even this narrow tax package was too much for many republicans to swallow. one house member said that raising taxes on millionaires under plan b would have benoit the most difficult vote of their career." congressman tim hulcamp who bucked the speaker said it was a victory for...
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republican governor rick snyder is expected to sign that bill into law. too would make michigan the 24th state to approve a right to work law, which exempts employees in a union workplace from joining or paying dues to that union. meanwhile, pro-union protesters are swarming the michigan capital building in lansing in scenes reminiscent of the battles over union rights in wisconsin and in ohio last year. david corn, we -- the president has sort of -- was in michigan yesterday, and bundled this into a bigger message about the middle class, working americans. is this a good time for republicans to be on the side -- well, against workers rights in the context of this broader conversation we're having? >> you know, we shall see here because they clearly have the votes and snyder says he is going to do this. you see the response. you saw the response in wisconsin. their walker survived the fight. i assume this will be as big, if not bigger, and the uaw, of course, the unions are even stronger in michigan than they are in wisconsin, so, you know, this will be a
republican governor rick snyder is expected to sign that bill into law. too would make michigan the 24th state to approve a right to work law, which exempts employees in a union workplace from joining or paying dues to that union. meanwhile, pro-union protesters are swarming the michigan capital building in lansing in scenes reminiscent of the battles over union rights in wisconsin and in ohio last year. david corn, we -- the president has sort of -- was in michigan yesterday, and bundled this...
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is the law. romney says, you know, they won't tell me as in the blind trust. when you run for office in the u.s. and are not prepared to comply with disclosure requirements, divest yourself of the assets or don't run. the "washington post" summarized opinions of experts across the political spectrum by saying romney's disclosures are, quote, the most opaque they have encountered." that's a pretty big statement from the "washington post." >> yeah, that's a pretty intense statement and for sure there's a lot of secrecy. you know, i'm surprised after my article has come out and other people have reported, you know, related things about it, still has been no explanation. i mean, there's an entity of bermuda corporation in there which i talk about in my article and the "associated press" record reported about subsequently. there are lots of questions about that corporation. it appears to not have a lot of assets at the moment. it would be very valuable, it could be out a lot of money. but there has --
is the law. romney says, you know, they won't tell me as in the blind trust. when you run for office in the u.s. and are not prepared to comply with disclosure requirements, divest yourself of the assets or don't run. the "washington post" summarized opinions of experts across the political spectrum by saying romney's disclosures are, quote, the most opaque they have encountered." that's a pretty big statement from the "washington post." >> yeah, that's a pretty...
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the law of the sea treaty. john heilemann, the law of the sea treaty -- >> that's way, way off broadway. >> it is. >> that's as far as you can get. >> it's been stalled in the senate for 20 years, governs the world's oceans but really, let's talk about john kerry. >> that was the perfect audition that's been stalled in the senate. >> kerry, john kerry, will he be our next secretary of state? >> no. >> no? >> no. i'm afraid not. >> it's bobby jindal? >> rob portman. >> tim pawlenty. >> i fear for senator kerry, who desperately wanted to be secretary of state in 2008 and was probably most likely person to become secretary of state until the president decided that hillary clinton was the person he wanted in that job. he very much wants it again this time. i think his problem is that there are two other people who really want that job who are -- one of whom is incredibly close to the president, susan rice, the u.n. ambassador, one of whom is tom donellen. both of those people are close to the president and have rea
the law of the sea treaty. john heilemann, the law of the sea treaty -- >> that's way, way off broadway. >> it is. >> that's as far as you can get. >> it's been stalled in the senate for 20 years, governs the world's oceans but really, let's talk about john kerry. >> that was the perfect audition that's been stalled in the senate. >> kerry, john kerry, will he be our next secretary of state? >> no. >> no? >> no. i'm afraid not. >> it's...
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, don't do it, as if the limit for the goals of your campaign are only what is required by law, that strikes me as literally the lowe lowest bar possible. >> that is romney's bar, i would not hire an illegal, i am running for president. >> well he fired him. >> yes he did. >> i don't think that we will find -- >> after this break, the religion factor, is the country ready for a mormon nominee, we will examine that, and emanuel cleaver joins us next. cleaver. >>> i happen to believe that jesus christ is the son of god a and i understand that others have different views. >> that was mitt romney speaking friday about his religion beliefs, in 1960 americans decided yes they were ready for a catholic president and 50 years later are we ready for a mormon one. jim, i want to speak to you about this. mitt romney has said time and time again that jesus christ is his lord and savior, there was an article outlining the differences there's no holy trinity, there's a heavenly mother, there's previous beliefs in the mormon church including that individuals went to heaven and got planets named aft
, don't do it, as if the limit for the goals of your campaign are only what is required by law, that strikes me as literally the lowe lowest bar possible. >> that is romney's bar, i would not hire an illegal, i am running for president. >> well he fired him. >> yes he did. >> i don't think that we will find -- >> after this break, the religion factor, is the country ready for a mormon nominee, we will examine that, and emanuel cleaver joins us next. cleaver....
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democrats have the house and senate and can lock those pieces in, they'll use their power to pass a law. >> we got to run, but i'll get you back in. >>> next up, we're going to look at the potential nomination of former senator chuck hagel. will he go the way of ambassador susan rice, who was discussed, attacked, and, of course, never even nominated? we're going to tackle that. >>> plus, bold sartorial choices, teleprompter troubles and a whole lot of doritos. that scratches the surface at this table on "now." we have a special romp through the highlights of 2012. you're not going to want to miss it. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> have you heard about the latest controversial name floated for the president's cabinet? chuck hagel is getting hammered for statements about guy and jewish statements. is he too liberal on foreign policy for republicans or just too close to o
democrats have the house and senate and can lock those pieces in, they'll use their power to pass a law. >> we got to run, but i'll get you back in. >>> next up, we're going to look at the potential nomination of former senator chuck hagel. will he go the way of ambassador susan rice, who was discussed, attacked, and, of course, never even nominated? we're going to tackle that. >>> plus, bold sartorial choices, teleprompter troubles and a whole lot of doritos. that...
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i did. >> the romney way you're gosh darn right i believed in the mandate. >> would go war with the laws of physics. >> when you have a fire in an aircraft there's no place to go and you can't find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get inside the aircraft because the windows don't open. i don't know why. he would come to question his existence. >> that's quite a guy, paul ryan, isn't that something? wait a second. wait a second. romney, ryan, romney, ryan. there we go. >> as the hour that will determine his destiny grows closer, mitt romney must find clear answers. >> the first ground rule i would say to mitt is be who you are. >> i'm running for office for pete sake. i can't have illegals. >> it's a mistake to somehow be clever. >> i'm not a bomb thrower. rhetorically or literally. >> i'm mitt romney, and that's also my first name. >> he has to be prepared to defend himself as the moderator and obama will come after him. >> the way the rules work here i get 60 seconds. anderson -- >> you knew you had illegal -- >> would you please wait. >> with mitt romney, is there ever such a th
i did. >> the romney way you're gosh darn right i believed in the mandate. >> would go war with the laws of physics. >> when you have a fire in an aircraft there's no place to go and you can't find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get inside the aircraft because the windows don't open. i don't know why. he would come to question his existence. >> that's quite a guy, paul ryan, isn't that something? wait a second. wait a second. romney, ryan, romney, ryan. there we...